Our marquee fundraising event is back and it’s our biggest one yet! Join us for an afternoon of fun, frolic, and friendly competition at our annual Children’s Festival and Rock Paper Scissors Tournament.When: Sunday, May 18 from 11 am–3 pm
Where: Alpenglow Park
Featuring a live DJ, inflatable playground, lawn games, craft stations, fairy hair, food, beverage garden, maker booths, Kids’ Business Market, silent auction and raffle prizes! —admission is FREE and open to the public. Bring your family and friends!
All tournaments including the adult tournament are $10. (Pre-event entry is preferred)
Tournament 1: 6 years old & under
Tournament 2: 7 – 10 year-olds
Tournament 3: 11 – 18 year-olds
Tournament 4: Adults 19 & older
Welcome to Central Oregon’s only tuition-free Montessori elementary school
Welcome to Desert Sky Montessori. Desert Sky Montessori is a nonprofit (501c3) public charter school in Bend, Oregon, and the ONLY tuition-free Montessori elementary school in Central Oregon (serving kindergarten through 6th grade).
School hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday — 8:15 am to 2:45 pm
Wednesday — 8:15 am to 1:15 pm
How the Montessori method is transforming education.
At Desert Sky Montessori, we engage students utilizing the many tools that the Montessori curriculum has to offer. We meet each individual student at the place their interests and passions guide them to. The Montessori philosophy holds that adults are “guides” and need only demonstrate, invite, and provide opportunities for children to learn. In that spirit, we work to create conditions where students can take ownership of their own education, and ultimately of their own life.
Join our community.
Thank you for your interest in enrolling in Desert Sky Montessori. We serve kindergarten through 6th grade as a Choice Options school in the Bend-La Pine School District. Applications are accepted each year through the Choice Options lottery and school tours are offered year-round.
“The child who concentrates is immensely happy.”
— Maria Montessori
Free to Shine
Desert Sky Montessori provides all children with an environment for joyful exploration that fosters self-discovery and a life-long love of learning.
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